Posts Tagged ‘local elections’

There is not much doubt that the Conservatives will take a drubbing in Thursday’s local elections, not least because these seats were last contested in 2009, when the Labour government was staggerin...
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If we carry on like this, we’ll give Labour a massive parliamentary majority with a minority of the popular vote. Together, the Conservatives and Ukip could deliver the referendum on leaving the EU ...
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It is always difficult to pull off a polo-neck. I don't mean it is physically difficult to get a polo-neck off, although I have a dim memory of being an undergraduate and, after a few pints, strugglin...
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No one expects the Conservatives to do well in next week's local elections. But are the results likely to be so bad that they lead to a renewed bout of speculation about David Cameron's leadership, as...
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If you needed any further proof that the political class inhabits a different moral universe to normal human beings, look no further than this morning's analyses of yesterday's elections. "It was a go...
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The Deputy Prime Minister has his defenders, who point to his backing for the government's radical welfare and education reforms as proof that he is making a serious contribution. But surely both of t...
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With half the local election results in, Labour is on track to end up with around 700 gains. Strip away the spin from both major parties and that is a good, but not show-stoppingly spectacular, result...
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• UPDATE and embarrassing climbdown: I've spoken to the Conservative Party press office, and it sounds like the worst that Baroness Warsi can be accused of is not knowing the difference between perc...
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Today, we have been blessed. We have learned how the philosopher-kings of our nation, or "opinion writers" as they are called in the modern parlance, have voted. You can't move for it on Twitter: it's...
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Do you know what the chief denominator of Conservative support is? It’s not how much you earn or how old you are or whether you go to church or which newspaper you read. It’s whether or not you’...
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